Successful treatment of Rhodococcus lung abscess and empyema thoracis in a heart transplant recipient

Successful treatment of Rhodococcus lung abscess and empyema thoracis in a heart transplant recipient

Rhodococcosis is an uncommon cause of pulmonary infection in thoracic organ transplant recipients. We describe a heart transplant recipient diagnosed with Rhodococcus equi left upper lung abscess with empyema thoracis complicated by bacteremia. The patient was successfully treated with appropriate a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transplant infectious disease 2023-12, Vol.25 (6), p.e14140-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Namsiripongpun, Warunyu, Yingchoncharoen, Teerapat, Ngodngamthaweesuk, Montien, Sukprapruet, Araya, Naratreekoon, Bundit, Bruminhent, Jackrapong
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abscesses
Antibiotics
Bacteremia
Empyema
Heart transplantation
immunocompromised
Immunosuppressive agents
lobectomy
lung abscess
Lungs
Optimization
pleural effusion
Rhodococcosis
Rhodococcus equi
Thorax
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Zusammenfassung:Rhodococcosis is an uncommon cause of pulmonary infection in thoracic organ transplant recipients. We describe a heart transplant recipient diagnosed with Rhodococcus equi left upper lung abscess with empyema thoracis complicated by bacteremia. The patient was successfully treated with appropriate antibiotics, adequate surgical resection, and optimization of immunosuppressants.
ISSN:1398-2273
1399-3062
DOI:10.1111/tid.14140